Hose-supporter.



UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

HENRY C. IHNE, oir-,NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNOR To THE TRAUT a HINE MANUEACTURINGr COMPANY, A CORPORATION OE CONNECTICUT. j

' SPECIFICATION formingplart'qr Letters raten@ No. 725,563, ma April 14, 190s.

,I Application mummy 2s, 190s. sartn N0..14o.231. (Nomina To all. whom t 'ma/y concern,.- 1 Y Be it known that HENRY C. HINE'; a citi-4 I zen of the United States, residing in New Briti ain, in the county of Hartford andState of Connecticumhave invented certain` new and useful Improvements in Hose-Snpporters, ofj I which the following `isaspeeiication.

This invention yrel'atestohose-supporters of the class wherein a band tencircles the calf of the wearer and sustains'a hosegripper;

and its object is to improve the construction of the hose-supporter, particularly with a view to increasing the easeof action anddurability thereof h Inthe drawings forming part of this speciication, Figure 1 is a view Ishowing my improved hose-supporter innse Fig'.-2 isan enlarged perspective of the `link portiov of the trimmings.

upon one end of ythe band; Fig.17 isanob- I verse view of theFig. r4 device.

An elastic band 1 is securedto a thin4 sheetmetal end piece ,2,"which j mayjbe .provided f with folds, flaps, or chapeportions for clas'ping the end of the band, although otherisuitable connecting means mayloe employed. The other end of the band is provided with `an end piece 4, which is" preferably made in two sheet-metal parts,` whereof onefpart,'5,`iis attached by a chape portionanto the band4 and -is in the form of a'hook, andthe otherpart, 6, is Vin the form of an eyepiece engaged i by said hook, saidhook land eyepiece taken" together forming" a :cast-o. The fend `piece 2 is pivotally connected, tothe eyepiece" 6,.

and connected to said pieces 2and 6 is a third end piece 8, similar tothe end piece 2 and 4comprising -part of whose-gripper, which is designated in agen'eral way as 9; 'In this in stance the hosegripper c'om'prises ashort elastic strap 10, connected at its lupper en d to the end piece 8 andat' its lowerjend to' a seizing device 11,' which V may vbe of any desired type and is illustrated in this instance Fig.3 illustrates the band* take-up. Fig. 4 shows one ofthe bandend;

as consisting of a Vishaped seizer of awell- 5ojoint. The end' pieces 2"'a`nd ,8, which are 55` similanhaveeach a struck-up, annular groove,v

channel, or depression 13; and these depressions together forma race-14", in which is inserted a set of-bearingballs 15. +The eye member 6 '0f the end piece 4 `is inserted between thel plates 2 and Sand b'y means of an annular series vof vcurved slots* 16 also engages the balls 15. `Thus both'freedomof action and immunity fromgdestructive wear at the joint are secured'l -Th'eslots 16 taken together may be viewed'as a single'complete circular opening, havifng'a vseries ofball-separators 17,3by theuse of'which a few balls are venabled Vto'ydothey duty of many." The separators 17 are integralwith the plate 6. 7o The groove-plates] and the inserted plate forming the three part-s of the joint are held the ba-llsby meansof adoubleheaded transverse fastener v18, preferably tubular, passing through-central h oles119and 2O in the plates. The eyepiece Gis inserted between the endl `pieces 2 and 8, so' that, when the hook 5 is inserted in said eyepieeeitmay lie flator even with `the end pieoesf2and 8, so as to avoid undue projection of this part of the trimming and permit thesame to lieylat against the limb of Vthe wearer..y The end pieceS, forming part of the hose-gripper, is placed beneath the pieces 2 and 6, sothat it may lie contigu- 8 5 'oustothe' limb, leaving the end pieces 2` and 6 slightly separated fromithe]v limb, thereby I conducing to freedom y of pivotall action of these'parts. By connectingthe ends of the bandto the;hosegripper by the means `illustrated chafmg ofv the band `edges upon the metal-parts is obviated,-.and vthus by'means of an inexpensive construction-the ease of action and the life fo'fthe hose-supporter are greatly increased.

j Theend of the band having-the cast=off may be provided with a take-up 21.'

j It rwill be seen that the metallic end pieces in cooperative relation lto one anotherandto l i 2 and 6, together with the metallic end piece 8 of the hose-gripper, turn upon a single set of bearing-balls, means 1S being provided for holding said metallic members and said balls in coperative relation. lt will be understood that the flexible parts, as straps l and l0, taken together form a harness,.which is provided with means, as ll, for attachment to a garment, and it will be perceived that other kinds of straps or cords forming other kinds of harness and having other means for attaching to a garment-supporter may be usedl within the scope of my invention. p

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of my improvements.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A hose-supporter comprising a band, sheet-metal end pieces attached to said band and connected together by a ball bearing joint, and a hose-gripper carried by said end pieces.

2. A hose-supporter comprisinga band, sheet-metal end pieces attached to said band, said end pieces including a cast-od, and a hose-gripper connected by a ball-bearing joint to one of said end pieces.

3. Ahose-supporter comprisinga band, end pieces attached to said band, one of said end pieces being formed in two parts one of which may be cast oil? from the other, and a hosegripper connected to said end pieces hyaballbearing joint.

4. A hose-supporter comprising a band, end pieces attached to said band, anda hose-gripper; said end pieces and hose-gripper inclosing a set of balls and being connected `by a fastener, and including means for enabling one end of the band to be cast off.

5. Ahose-supporter comprisinga band, end pieces attached to said band, a hose-gripper, a single set of bearingballs whereon all of said members may turn, and means for holding said members and said balls in coperative relation.

G. Ahose-snpporter comprisinga band, metallic end pieces attached to said band, and a hose-gripper having a metallic part which is connected to said end pieces, a single set ot' bearing-balls being interposed between said end pieces and said metallic part of said hosegripper, Whereon all ot' said metallic members may turn; one of said end pieces comprising a hook and an eye, and said hook being attached to the band. Y

7. A hose-supportercomprising a band, end pieces therefor, and a hose-gripper, said end pieces and gripper being connected, and a set of bearing-balls being interposed between said end pieces and said gripper, Whereon all of said connected members may turn, and one of said end pieces consisting of a hook and eye, whereof the hook is attached to the band y and the eye is inserted between the other end piece and the hose-gripper and engages the balls.

S. Ahose-supportercomprisingaband,end

9. Ahose-supportercomprisingaband,end .pieces attached to said band and loosely connected, said end pieces including a cast-olf, and a hose-gripper; the latter including a member pivotally connected to said end pieces, a hose-seiner, and an intervening strap; anda set of bearing-balls beingprovided at the connection of said hose-gripper to said end pieces, whereon said hose-gripper may turn. y

lO. `A hose-supporter `comprising a band, end pieces therefor and a hosegripper; the latter including a strap having at one end a hose-seizing device and at the other end an end piece; all of said end pieces being connected, a set of bearing-balls being provided at such con nectiou, and one ot` the end pieces for the band consisting ot' a hook and eye, whereof the hook is attached at the band and the eye is inserted, together with said balls, between the other band end piece and the end piece of the hose-gripper.

1l. In a garment-supporter, a ball-bearing three-part joint comprising two sheet-metal members so thatthey may turn freely with re` lation to each other, and a third member in- 'serted between said two members and Working independently upon said balls, in combination with harness connected to said sheetmetal members and to said inserted member, said harnesshaving means for attachment to a garment. j

l2. In a garment-supporter, a bal1bearing three-part joint comprising two sheet-metal members each provided With a struck-np ballgroove, a set of bearing-balls working in the grooves, a third sheet-metal member inserted between said tWo members and Working independently upon said balls, and means for holding said three sheet-metal members in cooperative relation so that either may turn inf dependentlyA of the others, in combination with harness connected to said sheet-metal members and to said inserted member, said harness having means for attachment to a garment.

13. In a garment-supporter, a ball-bearing three-part joint comprising two sheet-metal members each provided with a struck-up ballgroove, a set of bearing-balls working in said grooves, a third sheet-metal member inserted between said two members and Working independently upon said balls, and means for holding said three sheet-metal members in cooperative relation so that either may turn independently of the others; each of said three sheet-metal members being formed with a chape portion, and straps secured to said chape portions and forming a harness, said IOO harness having means for' attachment to a garment.

14. In a garment-supporter, a ball-bearing three-part joint comprising'two sheet-metal members each provided with a struck-u p ballgroove, a set of bearing-balls working in the grooves,`a third sheet-metal member inserted between said two-members and working independently upon said balls, and means for holding said three sheet-metal members in cooperative relation so that either may. turn independently of the others; each of said three sheet-metal membersbeing formed with a chape portion, and one of said members being in the form of a hook and eye; and straps secured to said chape portions and forminga harness, said harness having means for attachment to a garment.

15. In a garment-supporter, a ball-bearing three-part joint comprising two sheet-metal members, a set of bearing-balls confined by said members,means for connecting said members so that they may turn freely with relation to each other, anda third member inserted between said two members and working inde-` pendently upon said balls; said inserted member being formed with ball-separators; in

combination with harness connected to said ment. v

pieces are attached, said 'straps forming a harness, and said harness havingmeans for l attachment to a garment.

17. Ina garment-supporter, a ba11-bearing three-part joint comprising two sheet-metal members, aset of bearing-balls confined by said members, means for connect-ing 'said members so that they may turn freely with relation to each other, and a third member grooves, and means for holding said threez sheet-metal members in cooperative relation so that either may turn upon the balls independently of the others, in combination with harness connected to said sheet-metalmem-4 vbers and to said inserted member, said Aharness having means for attachment to a gar- Signed at Nos. 9` to 15 Murray street, New.' York, N. Y., this 19th day of January, 19,03..A

HENRY C. HINE. l

Witnesses:

FRED. J .y DOLE, 'JOHN 0. SEIFERT. 

